Awaji Island

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Awaji Island is a large island in Japan’s Seto Inland Sea, known as the epicenter of the 1995 Great Hanshin earthquake and for its scenic landscapes and cultural heritage.

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Label Occurrences
Awaji Island canonical 22
Awaji Island (main territory) 1

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Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf geographical feature
island
administrativeDivisionOf Hyōgo Prefecture NERFINISHED
area approximately 592 square kilometers
connectedBy Akashi Kaikyō Bridge
Ōnaruto Bridge
connectedTo Honshu
Kobe
linked to: Kobe, Hyogo, Japan

Naruto
Shikoku
country Japan
hasCity Awaji
Minamiawaji
Sumoto
hasClimate humid subtropical climate
hasCulturalPractice Awaji Ningyō Jōruri puppet theater
hasEconomicActivity agriculture
fishing
floriculture
tourism
hasTouristAttraction Awaji Hanasajiki flower park
Awaji World Park ONOKORO
Awaji Yumebutai
Nojima Fault Preservation Museum
highestPoint Mount Yuzuruha
knownFor 1995 Great Hanshin earthquake epicenter vicinity
Awaji Ningyō Jōruri puppet theater
Awaji beef
coastal tourism
cultural heritage
flower parks
hot springs
onion production
scenic landscapes
length approximately 53 kilometers
locatedInArchipelago Japanese archipelago
locatedInBodyOfWater Seto Inland Sea
locatedInPrefecture Hyōgo Prefecture NERFINISHED
locatedInRegion Kansai region
locatedNear Akashi Strait
Naruto Strait
partOf Hyōgo Prefecture NERFINISHED
Seto Inland Sea region
linked to: Seto Inland Sea
separates Harima Sea and Osaka Bay
linked to: Osaka Bay

Honshu and Shikoku
significantEvent Great Hanshin earthquake
significantEventDate 1995-01-17
traversedBy Nojima Fault
width approximately 28 kilometers

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Hyogo Prefecture hasIsland Awaji Island
Seto Inland Sea containsIsland Awaji Island
Northern Awaji Island locatedOn Awaji Island
subject linked to: northern Awaji Island
Northern Awaji Island partOf Awaji Island
subject linked to: northern Awaji Island
Northern Awaji Island regionOf Awaji Island
subject linked to: northern Awaji Island
Akashi Kaikyo Bridge connects Awaji Island
Akashi Kaikyo Bridge near Awaji Island
Tomogashima Islands hasViewOf Awaji Island
Minamiawaji locatedOn Awaji Island
Awaji locatedOn Awaji Island
Awaji island Awaji Island
Sumoto locatedIn Awaji Island
Sumoto partOf Awaji Island
Sumoto hasIsland Awaji Island (main territory)
linked to: Awaji Island
Kii-suidō separates Awaji Island
Kii-suidō borders Awaji Island
Kii Strait adjacentTo Awaji Island
Kii Strait hasMajorIslandAtMouth Awaji Island
Kii Strait hasCoastOn Awaji Island
Kii Strait isLocatedEastOf Awaji Island